Calgary Police say 5 killed in Overnight stabbing at University house party
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A suspect has been arrested after five people were killed at a northwest Calgary house party early this morning.
Police said they received reports of a stabbing around 1:20 a.m. in the 100 block of Butler Crescent N.W. Officers arrived to find three people dead. Two more were taken to hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.
The victims include four men and a woman, reportedly all in their late teens or early 20s.
Blood was visible on the front of the blue and white house this morning as investigators went in and out, taking photographs of the scene.
Police say a man who had fled from the home was arrested with the help of a canine unit and later taken to hospital for treatment of dog bite injuries.
Police are not seeking any other suspects.
Multiple witnesses were taken to the Westwinds Campus and are currently being interviewed by detectives, police said in a statement.
Neighbours say the home was being rented by University of Calgary students and that they were having a so-called Bermuda shorts day party that started yesterday.
Bruce Tymrick said he didn’t see or hear anything unusual Monday night.
“I came home at about 9 at night. I could hear someone having a wood fire somewhere but that was about it,” he said.
Tymrick said his girlfriend saw people dressed up for Bermuda Shorts Day, but “if there was a party there, they certainly weren’t making much noise.”
He said Brentwood is “a nice neighbourhood,” and he feels safer there than he did when he lived in Tuxedo.
“I went to U of C and it seemed like the safest neighbourhood around here.”
Cheryl Rodger lives down the street but didn’t know the residents.
“I just know it’s a bunch of kids from the university. You see them everyday when you drive past, and they’re good kids, nice kids, and there’s never any trouble.
“It’s terrible.”
Her son, who also lives nearby, phoned her at 4:45 a.m. as he was leaving this morning.
He saw all the lights at 1:30 a.m. but didn’t know what was going on. When he got up, he found out the tragic news.
“Five young kids are gone,” she said, her voice trembling. “I feel sorry for their mothers, their fathers. Just terrible.”
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Read more:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...998/story.html
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/15/world/...tally-stabbed/
This story has literally shaken the whole city. Such violent events don't usually happen here.
UPDATE:
Matthew Douglas de Grood, 22, was charged with 5 counts of 1st degree murder. His father is a senior police officer.
This is the worst mass killing in Calgary's history.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle18000732/
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Media Statement:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/statemen...ntwood_tragedy
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